Hgbageeverett



, H.EVER ETT." METAL CAN FOR. PUTTINQUP ALKALIES/ No.67,859.- Patented Aug. 20, 1867.

in Homage evnnnrn jot rnlmonnenu, ennnst'nmme.

' Letter: Patnit m. 67,859, ma lugttet 20,1807.

who

ems rbnrm m it firinnlt mm, in in ililfit fillies @iimt lllih mating gatt ei the tan ronml weenie MAY cq nennm B8 1': known in I, ome Evenn'mof Philedelphio, emsyxmsgnnee intimated m nmm or Cum; Gontolning Caustic Aikoli"and I do hereby dealer-e the following to be e fulh olear ontl'enznetiieaorip tion of the some.

.My invention eoneists of u eon-crease oonipoeeu of unheebironeylintler with folfletiitntl ooinpreeeedienih,

end covet-rend bottom ntlapted to said ends, oil on fully ileeeriheil'hereofter eone to forum rigid ondenhttentinl ee'lo'foreontnining danatie alkali; v r v .In order ,to enable others skillet! in the art to make my invention, I will now-preeeetito annnenmm of carrying the aome i nto effect, reference being hncl to the e'ec'ompnnying drawing, whioh forms uphrt of this 1 indication, and in whieh Figure 1 is 8 V8l'l.fl0tl1-fl8tlb!l of tho hotly of the eonwith eniepnt-tlyfinished. Figure 2, the same with the folded ende'oompreseed. I

.EiguresS and 4, the carer ontlbottoxn.

Figui-eb, e. section of the cover oeeuredl to the can.

Figure 6,j nfmodification of my intention, end

:Figure 7 an enlarged vi'ew'of the joint.

joint. A fold i a then made at eneh end of the cylin ierjae seen at a, fig. 1, after which the folded. ,ondg aro subjected to the ec'tion'of rollers which co npreas enoh fold to the forin shown in fig. 2,,thereby converting-it into neubstun'tial annular rib, b, which tends to maintain the cylinder or body A of the can in ite'proper shape.- The bottom, B, fig. n4,zfwhich-eonsists of. n simple disk of eheet iron with turned-up etiges' 'ie new fitted to one end of the cylinder; and the seid edges nrenpressed inwnrds by suitable mechanism, tightly ngeiestond so a to enoloee theoniiulor rih oi the body A. A Iflde sirel, the forming of the rib at the lower end of the cylinder, and the' opplioetion of the bottom may be mode by suitable appliances at one operation. The can furnilhe'i- :Irith a detachable cover, .1); is now reucly'to be delivered-to the manufacturer of caustic alkali, which is poured while in a heated and fluid state intothe con and the coYenD ntonee applied to the latter. The simplest mode of securing the cover is to hold the can down one revolving plate, nml while it is turning to apply a suitable instrument to the turned-down edge of the cover, thereby forcing the some ego-inst the annular rib of the on until it fits sung! y against and encloses the some. It is important in putting up eanstie alkali in pooling that the latter ehould be strong throughout, and ebp'eeinlly at the joints, otherwise the jar; to trhich the cent are subjected during transportgumn are apt to .ennse dieplecement anti; distortions of .the metal, which frequently resultinlenkages.- It nfill be seen that the folds ot the upper'and lower ends of the body of the oon eomertofl as they are by rolling, into rigid annular ribs, 'afi'ord strength enough to resist any ordinary shocks, (1J0 mode of the form been in fig. 4. H

I-elnim as my'invention, and-desiie to'aecureby Letter-e Potent- V The withimdeeeribed can, ooinpoeed of e. she et iron cylinder with folded and compressed ends. end cover "maintain the can in proper shape. Although I -prefer the rountiati form of rib illustrated in fig. 2, it may be null bottom adopted to the said ends, all as set forth for the purpose specified.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this epecifleotion in the presence-of two subscribing witnmu.

n. EVERETT. Witnesses:

Joint Wane; W. J. 3 Dental.

-; Aetrip of sheet iron is bentto the form of a hollow eylinder, A, the edges being ee cureii. by a'tight lop-" 

